Error Messages: "Cannot Open TIFF File for Writing" / "Cannot Create AVI File"#
Issue#
When attempting to record a sequence of images, you get the following error message:
Cannot open TIFF file for writing: C:\Users\(...)\Basler_(...).tiff : RuntimeException thrown (file 'tifffile.cpp', line 92)
When attempting to record an AVI video, you get the following error message:
Cannot create AVI file 'C:\Users\(...)\Basler_(...).avi' hr=-2147205009 (0x8004406f) : RuntimeException thrown (file 'aviwriterimpl.h', line 122)
Reason#
You don't have write access to the target directory.
Solution#
Make sure you have write permissions in the destination directory.
This may even apply to directories for which you'd normally expect write permissions, such as a subdirectory of your Desktop directory.